Title: Junior Social Media Editor
Location: London - 2 days in office
Department: Content
Reporting to: Social & Video Lead UK
Role overview
The role of the Junior Social Editor UK is to assist in creating engaging and effective social media content using the on-site editorial produced by our teams.
You will be responsible for the hands-on creation of content for our London and Travel social channels, and the voice and face of our Time Out’s accounts.
A large part of your day will be devoted to video journalism – researching stories, creating scripts and presenting these on-camera for Instagram and TikTok.
You will also be experienced in scheduling and captioning content, as well as reviewing its performance against KPIs.
The successful candidate will be able to work to tight deadlines, turning around news stories as they break and hopping on trends quickly whilst maintaining Time Out’s tone of voice and strategy.
The successful candidate will be focused on quality and innovation, with a head for process and impeccable attention to detail, plus excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
Help maintain the content calendar across all UK social platforms
Work closely with the editorial team to break local London and global travel news
Pitch daily news and video stories to the Editorial Team based on social listening
Create assets by packaging digital features into social-friendly formats
Pitch, shoot and edit social-first video content
Act as on-camera presenter for explainer videos and become the familiar ‘face of’ Time Out’s London and Travel social accounts
Pay close attention to trending topics and sounds, as well as what stories might be good for in-platform SEO
Assist in Digital Cover projects alongside the editorial and creative teams
Skills:
3+ years of experience in a similar role and industry
Working knowledge of Premiere Pro, Capcut and Canva or similar
Excellent understanding of social and video journalism and general internet culture
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Proven track record of growing audiences and meeting targets
Outstanding written communication and interpersonal skills
Degree-level education, especially in communications, public relations, or English, is preferred but not essential
Primary KPI’s: Social reach, video views and engagement (specifically comments, shares and saves).
Secondary KPIs: Referred traffic, increase in Gen Z audience demographic.
What we look for in a candidate
Time Out is a company filled with individuals as diverse as the cities we are in and cover. At the same time there are common characteristics and values we all share. To join our team, you’ll want to…
Be commercially astute
Either have experience at or want to dive headfirst into a fast-paced transformative company in pursuit of excellence
Think globally
Have excellent communication and relationship building skills
Have a high sense of ownership, urgency and drive
Be a team player
About our culture
At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business.
About Time Out Group plc
Through Time Out Media and Time Out Market we help our large audience go out in the world's greatest cities and connect global brands as well as local talents with this valuable audience.
Time Out Media’s multiple digital and physical channels span websites, mobile, social media, video, audio and Live Events. Across these channels, Time Out distributes its high-quality content – curated and created by a global team of local expert journalists – around the best food, drinks, culture, art, music, theatre, travel and entertainment in 333 cities and 59 countries. The Company is giving international, national and local brands and businesses the opportunity to connect with this global reach and strong traffic from a desirable audience by offering bespoke 360-degree multichannel advertising solutions. Since its launch in 1968, Time Out has become a global brand that advertisers and consumers love and trust.
Time Out Market is the world's first editorially curated food and cultural market, leveraging the Time Out brand to bring the best of the city together under one roof: its best chefs, drinks and cultural experiences – based on the editorial curation Time Out has always been known for. The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in Lisbon, quickly turning into one of the most popular destinations in the city. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion and the portfolio currently includes eight Markets:
in addition to Lisbon, there are sites in New York, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, Dubai, Cape Town and Porto. More Time Out Market locations are in the pipeline as the global expansion continues.
Time Out is headquartered in London (United Kingdom) and listed on London's AIM stock exchange, trading under the ticker symbol 'TMO'.
Time Out is a dynamic, pioneering brand and so is our team. We want to work with the best and brightest talent because we work for the world’s greatest cities, the people enjoying them and the businesses in them. As a truly global team we get to collaborate with colleagues from New York to Paris, Cape Town and Sydney and beyond. It’s our expertise, authenticity and collaboration that make us successful and a unique team.
